Gamecocks release practice schedule for 2014 fall camp

With the kickoff of college football just days away, Steve Spurrier and the South Carolina Gamecocks are preparing to make a run at the first-ever College Football Playoff.

The Gamecocks will open their fall camp on Friday beginning at 7:15 p.m. at the Bluff Road practice fields.

Those attending practice will be welcome to shoot photos and video for the first 30 minutes of each open practice. However, players will not be available for autographs prior to, during or after practices. Pets will not be allowed on the practice fields. Fans will be asked to stay behind the yellow ropes placed on the practice field.

South Carolina has put together three consecutive seasons with identical records of 11-2. According to the Gamecocks Sports Information Department, South Carolina is one of three teams to finish in the top 10 in each of the last three seasons. The Gamecocks are also one of 12 teams with 40 or more wins over the last four years and have been ranked in 64 consecutive polls setting a school record.

In their 2013 campaign, South Carolina defeated five teams that finished in the Top 25 including three Top 10 teams and six teams who went on to win their respective bowl games. The Gamecocks finished the year with a win in the Capital One Bowl over Wisconsin giving them three straight New Year's Day Bowl wins.

Currently, Spurrier boasts a 77-39 record entering his 10th year at South Carolina.

LSU football fans ready to grab autographs and take pictures with their favorite Tiger players and coaches at the school's annual Fan Day will have to wait a little while. Sports information director Michael Bonnette confirmed to WAFB-TV that the event has been moved to the spring, in conjunction with the Tigers' spring football game. |^